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March 2018
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716 Reviews
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201 Reviews
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The editors liked
Better ergonomics
Proper finger pad placement
Slightly better camera
Dual speakers sound a lot better
Costs less
S Pen for drawing
Taking notes
Extra features
Better photo and video quality
More camera modes
Including bokeh effects and Super Slowmotion
More processing power
Higherquality screen
Great stereo speakers
Wideangle cameras can be useful
Better battery life
Comes with 2year warrant
Most compact for the screen size in their class
Good US pricing
Topshelf cameras
Very good sunlight visibility
Fast charging out of the box
Unique Face ID biometry and Animoji avatar features
Very good value retention
Bright
Coloraccurate display
Gorgeous
IP68 water and dust resistant build
Industry-leading display
Incredible Dolby Atmos speakers
3.5mm audio jack
PMA and WPC wireless charging support
Edge panels are ultra useful
Ultra-fast performance
Samsung Pay is still the best mobile p
An absolutely brilliant screen - the best on any smartphone out there. Amazing brightness
Colors
And viewing angles
The fingerprint scanner is back in a location where it won't give you constant frustration. Good job
Samsung
The Galaxy S9+ feels pret
Samsung fixed the biggest problem of the Galaxy S8
The fingerprint reader placement
While the variable aperture is a gimmick
The camera is one of the best ever on a smartphone
Samsung makes the best OLED screens. The screen is bright
Clear
Or even d
Much more convenient fingerprint scanner position
Improved camera
Smoother performance (but still not perfectly smooth)
More affordable
Display
Camera
Design almost as good as S9's
IOS ecosystem with better update support
Made of more durable stainless steel
Smart HDR helps take better photos
Smoother performace
Faster
Apple A12 chip
Nolimit 4K video recording
Lower price
MicroSD card support
Headphone jack
Quick charger i
Refined
Slightly Smaller Design
Samsung Super AMOLED Is The Best
Fastest Android Phone On Market Now
Amazing Camera Performance
Innovative Features
Solid Battery Life
Gorgeous IP68-protected design
Impressive high-res curved display
Fantastic camera
Even in low light
Ability to capture super slow-mo videos
Powerful performance
AKG-tuned stereo speakers
Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
Superb display
Exceptional performance
Excellent rear camera
Elegant design
Stereo speakers
The Galaxy S9 Plus one-ups the excellent Galaxy S9 with a second rear camera for taking portrait photos
Good camera in low ligh
Fun Super Slow-Mo vide
Brighter display with even thinner bezel
Swift performanc
Long battery life
Great design
Beautiful display
Fast performance
Capable camera
A headphone jack
Luscious design
Topnotch screen with no notch
Powerful and unique user interface
Great camera performance
Best allrounder
Camera innovation with variable aperture
Software brings secure features like Secure Folder
S8complaints fixed
Samsung design continues to be great
Build quality is equal to the Note9
Actually more comfortable to hold than the Note9
Samsung's displays still blow me away
Great battery life
Fingerprint sensor placement is much better
Finally
Stunning display
Strong reception and fast wireless network support
Multiple security features
Including an iris scanner
Fast and wireless charging
MicroSD expansion card slot
High level water and dust resistance
3.5 mm headset jack
The dual variable aperture cameras take stunning photos and portraits in both bright and dim conditions
Standout dual-lens camera system
Luxe 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display
Better-placed fingerprint sensor
Fast and slick
Great performance
Excellent cameras
Attractive
Improved design with lots of killer features. Display is still excellent
Despite no major upgrades. Strong camera performance
High quality video capture
General photography in good lighting conditions
Playback of stills and video on the HDR-capable and color-accurate screen
Dual Aperture effective in low light
Excellent cameras overall
Speedy performance
Long-lasting battery
Stylish design
Great display
Fast SoC
Expandable storage
LTE Cat. 18
IP67
Good sensor equipment
USB 3.1 with DP
HDMI
And OTG
Wireless-charging
Great dual camera
Optional dual-SIM (Duos model)
Brights and vivid colors
Generally good target exposure and fast exposure transition
Stable and fast autofocus
Good noise reduction all conditions
Good stabilization
The editors didn't like
Only supports QuickCharge 2.0
Camera noise processing is still too heavy
Front-facing camera should be better
New camera interface is terrible
Battery life should be better
Having fewer features on the smaller Galaxy S9 camera is lame
I mean
This should be obvious - the Galaxy S9 looks kind of fragile. There's a lot of glass on this phone. Use a case
Even with Project Treble
Samsung still avoids committing to a period of Android OS updates
Let alone timely ones
For its flagship ha
The fragile glass body collects fingerprints like crazy and probably won't survive a drop
Bixby is still awful
And while you can partially disable the button
It stinks that Samsung won't let you remap it
Samsung's Android loadout provides no benefits
Pricey
Camera Modes Twitchy With Accidental Actuation
Black Units Are Smudge Magnets
The intelligent scan isn't fast enough
AR Emojis are barely useful
Average battery life
Photos by Raj Rout
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Modest battery life
Finish is a fingerprint magnet
Not cheap
What we say The Galaxy S9+ may not be cheap but you get what you pay for as it offers outstanding performance across the board
Blending an exceptional rear camera and some of the best hardw
Battery life fell short of last year's model in our early tests
And the Galaxy S9 Plus suffers from the same underbaked extras as the smaller Galaxy S9. The dual-aperture camera tends to overexpose low-light photos in auto mode
AR Emoji need wor
Intelligent Scan a step behind Face I
Bixby Vision AR features feel half-baked
Gimmicks galore
Bixby still sucks
Samsung has a poor history of updating its phones
Facial recognition is not there yet
AR Emoji needs more development
Needs a more powerful graphics processor
Battery life doesn't impress
Large
Slippery and fragile
Camera needs update for low light
AR Emoji needs work
Version of Android Oreo already outdated
Inteligent Scan needs update
Flagship pricing
Some may not like the $900+ price
Bixby isn't for everyone and you can't use it for Google
Glass slabs are fingerprint magnets
Bezel-free phones can sometimes register slight unintended touches on the sides
Back is a fingerprint magnet
Intelligent Scan is not as effective or quick as Apple's FaceID
Probably not enough of a leap forward for S8 owners to upgrade
THE LAST WORD The best Android out there
Bar none. The S9+ and regular S9 are both great to use and set a high new bar for Samsung
Iterative hardware and features
Fingerprint magnet
Expensive
Disappointing performance and battery life from the Exynos model. Glass construction remains fragile. Galaxy S8 owners have no reason to upgrade
Portrait and low light photography
Photography of fast-moving subjects like children
Not a major improvement over last generation
No dual-VoLTE
Worse battery runtimes than predecessor
Long charging time
SoC throttling under constant load
No warranty for damage caused by liquids
Occasional visible stepping during exposure convergence
Gorgeous design and screen, excellent camera, blazing-fast performance
Average battery life, 'Intelligent Scan' is glitchy, duplicate apps - and Bixby still needs work, Rating:
The Galaxy S9+, like its predecessor, is an excellent smartphone with a fabulous screen and great performance. It's also more power-efficient and can be charged all the way up to 100 per cent in around 80 minutes...
Gorgeous design and screen, excellent camera, blazing-fast performance
Average battery life, 'Intelligent Scan' is glitchy, duplicate apps, Bixby still needs work, Rating:
The Galaxy S9+ is undoubtedly an excellent phone and improves on the S8+ with its blazing-fast internals and variable aperture camera. However, as it's £100 more expensive than its predecessor, potential buyers might find themselves opting for last year's...
The best screen on a smartphone, Versatile dual-lens camera, Fantastic performance, Eye-catching design,
Little has changed from last year,
Samsung already had some of the best-looking, most desirable smartphones around, so the Galaxy S9+ didn't need to do much to continue the trend.The biggest improvements are the camera, the processing performance and some software refinements. But, while v...
Feels great for a big phone, The OLED display is great and highly customisable, Numerous camera features on offer
Iterative upgrade, AR Emoji are just bad, Some lag with Samsung's software
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus – Battery life Aside from the overall size, price and camera, the biggest difference between the two Galaxy S9 flagships are the size of their batteries. The 3500mAh cell inside the Galaxy S9 Plus is a nice upgrade over the 3000mAh...
Good camera, Dependable, fast performance, Excellent display
Camera often takes washed out photos, Pixel 2 takes noticeably better photos, Nothing except the camera is new
The Galaxy S9 Plus is a great phone, but personally, I'm not very impressed. The changing aperture is very cool to look at, but it doesn't make a big difference. The camera can't beat our current favourite, the Pixel 2 and other aspects of the phone are t...
Not all that different to S8 Plus, AR Emoji mode is overrated, Pricey for a phone that feels too similar to last year
With the Galaxy S9, Samsung takes one of the best phones currently available (the S8 Plus) and improves upon it. Unlike last year where the Plus model simply offered a larger screen and a bigger battery, this year's larger model also gets you extra RAM a...
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Published: 2018-03-09, Author: Robert , review by: T3.com
Standout dual-lens camera system, Luxe 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display, Better-placed fingerprint sensor
Similar to Galaxy S8 Plus, More expensive than S9
We thought the 5.8-inch Super AMOLED screen on the regular sized Samsung Galaxy S9 was superb, but here, with a huge 6.2-inches of real estate, it just looks stunning. The brightness, contrast, and definition of the panel just blew us away, and the vibran...
battery life could be better, very similar to S8design, Bixby button can't be remapped
Last year's Galaxy S8+ was slightly held back by a few annoying niggles, such as the awkward fingerprint sensor placement, all of which have been rectified in the Galaxy S9+.Samsung could certainly be accused of simply recycling last year's design, but it...
Not all that different to S8 Plus, AR Emoji mode is overrated, Pricey for 0.4 in of extra screen
The Galaxy S9 is the best of what Samsung has to offer at a really big size. Its 6.2-inch curved screen is spacious and elegant-looking, even if it appears as if nothing has changed about it.The S9 Plus features that have been tweaked are important. The f...
